Re:Leonardo da Vinci was a hopeless procrastinator.
by tlb on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @03:14PM
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Is he a procrastinator for not actually attempting to build his helicopter with late-15th century technology? He would have failed, as the rough-hewn wooden gearboxes of the day were incapable of the power levels needed for rotary-wing flight. And other reasons. It was probably better to move on and sketch some new ideas than try to build things centuries ahead of what was technologically possible.
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Re:Leonardo da Vinci was a hopeless procrastinator.
by theBobMcCormick on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @04:50PM
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You're seriously missing the point. If you read the article, Leonardo also failed to finish a great number of paintings and sculptures. These were clearly completable within the technology of the time and within Leonardo's personal skill.
Re:Leonardo da Vinci was a hopeless procrastinator.
by chenelson on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @05:24PM
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I think that's kinda the point of the article. Why was Leo focusing his energy on something that he had to know wasn't possible in his lifetime? For many, that would be waste of talent: a boy in a man's body. What we may fail to recognize or appreciate is that product B couldn't exist without unrealized product A... and that product D includes elements of A, B, and C.